Below you will find the latest press releases and news coverage of the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve and the Elkhorn Slough Foundation, including the Tidal Wetland Project.
| RECENT NEWS |
DATE |
| NEWS: Sandra Day O'Connor inspires during visit with Pajaro Valley students, Santa Cruz Sentinel |
2/22/13 |
| PRESS RELEASE: Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Visits Elkhorn Slough |
2/21/13 |
| PRESS RELEASE: Central Coast Foundations Collaborate to Celebrate Statewide Underwater Parks Day,
Saturday, January 19, 2013 |
1/10/13 |
 SPECIAL FEATURE: You can read about the work we’ve done over the past three decades in this special coverage piece from the Santa Cruz Sentinel. (pdf, 4.7MB) |
10/2012 |
| NEWS: Conservation groups team up to preserve Elkhorn Slough diversity, Santa Cruz Sentinel |
9/17/12 |
| NEWS: The Nature Conservancy gifts 750 acres to the Elkhorn Slough Foundation for continued conservation management, California Newswire |
9/17/12 |
| PRESS RELEASE: Award-Winning Research Looks at Salt Marshes in Elkhorn Slough |
5/17/12 |
| RADIO: Saving California's Native Oyster, KAZU, NPR for the Monterey Bay, 5/11/12. |
5/11/12 |
| PRESS RELEASE: Japanese Scientists Visit Elkhorn Slough |
3/22/12 |
| NEWS: New Fish and Game head tours Elkhorn Slough, touts its importance, Santa Cruz Sentinel |
10/22/11 |
| News: California Department of Fish and Game Climage Change Spotlight on Elkhorn Slough |
10/11 |
| NEWS: Habitat restoration impoves chances for rare salamander, Santa Cruz Sentinel |
7/29/11 |
| PRESS RELEASE: Endangered Salamander Breeds in Elkhorn Slough |
7/19/11 |
| PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Sam Far Visits Elkhorn Slough Reserve |
7/1/11 |
| NEWS: Preserving the 'Life Mud' of a California Estuary, NOAA National Ocean Service feature |
6/11 |
| PRESS RELEASE: Elkhorn Slough Restoration Project Completed |
6/11 |
| NEWS VIDEO: Elkhorn Slough is teeming with life but also fighting for survival, NBC Bay Area |
6/22/11 |
| NEWS: Marine monitors see otter give birth at Elkhorn Slough, Monterey County Herald |
5/7/11 |
| NEWS: Sea otter pup's birth caught on video in slough near Moss Landing, San Jose Mercury News |
5/6/11 |
| PRESS RELEASE: The Stork Visits Elkhorn Slough- Researchers witness the birth of an otter in Elkhorn Slough. Images and video available. |
5/6/11 |
| RADIO: Steel-plate "sill" could alleviate some of Elkhorn Slough's woes, KUSP (Melissae Fellet) |
2/18/11 |
| NEWS VIDEO: Elkhorn Slough Oysters On Brink Of Extinction, KSBW via YouTube. |
2/16/11 |
| NEWS: New interpretive signs posted at Kirby Park, Register Pajaronian |
2/5/11 |
| NEWS: Mt. Madonna students help with bird count at Elkhorn Slough, Morgan Hill Times |
12/14/10 |
| NEWS: Elkhorn Slough dam project will slow erosion, SF Chronicle |
12/11/10 |
NEWS: Slowing the tide: Elkhorn Slough project seeks to stop sediment loss,
San Jose Mercury News |
12/08/10 |
| NEWS: Elkhorn Slough project set to begin, Register Pajaronian |
11/13/10 |
| NEWS VIDEO: Restoration Project Addresses Erosion At Elkhorn Slough, KSBW via YouTube. |
11/5/10 |
PRESS RELEASE: Kirby Park Set as Staging Area for Elkhorn Slough Construction
Images of the ongoing construction are available here. |
11/5/10 |
| NEWS: Saving Endangered Oyster Species at Elkhorn Slough Estuary, Mid-County Post. |
8/16/10 |
NEWS: Researchers working to restore population of Olympia oysters along California coast,
The Santa Cruz Sentinel. |
8/1/10 |
| NEWS: Central Coast's newest citizens celebrate American rights and freedom, The Californian. |
7/7/10 |
| PRESS RELEASE: Endangered Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander larvae discovered in Elkhorn Slough, The first finding of larvae at the Reserve since 2006 bodes well for salamander’s future |
6/3/10 |
| NEWS: Students on spring break head to the coast, but to volunteer, Santa Cruz Sentinel. |
3/12/10 |
| PRESS RELEASE: A party to remember: Alternative Spring Break students volunteer at Elkhorn Slough |
3/9/10 |
PRESS RELEASE: Elkhorn Slough Foundation acquires 32 acres of oak woodlands and maritime
chaparral for long-term conservation |
10/9/09 |
